湖北省荆州市部分县市2013-2014学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题牛津译林版.doc

荆州市部分县市2013～2014学年度上学期期末考试
高中二年级英语试题
考试时间： 1月17日 上午9：30—11:30
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第一部分 听力（共二节，满分30分）
作题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上.
第一节（共5小题,每题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题,每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do on Sunday？
A. Go swimming. B. See the dentist. C. Go to the library.
2. What drink does the man want？
A. Green tea. B. Orange juice. C. Coffee.
3。 Who attended Professor Li’s lecture？
A. Rose. B. Jack。 C。 Wendy。
4。 Why is the man going to the post office？
A. To post some letters. B。 To see his friend. C。 To buy some stamps。
5. What will the couple probably have for lunch?
A。 Meat and potatoes。 B. Eggs and potatoes。 C. Vegetables and meat.
第二节(共15小题,每题1.5分，满分22。5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍.
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What can we learn about the woman?
A. She won first prize in the speech competition。
B. She passed her driving test.
C. Today is her birthday。
7。 When will the two speakers go to KFC?
A。 At 5：00。 B。 At 6：00. C. At 7：00。
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8。 What is the man probably?
A. A policeman。 B。 A reporter. C。 A neighbor。
9。 Who was away on business in Beijing？
A。 The woman’s son. B。 The woman. C。 The woman’ s husband。
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10。 Which day does the man make a reservation (预定） for?
A。 March 21st. B。 March 22nd. C. May 21st.
11。 Why doesn’t the man want to reserve the suite(套)?
A. He wants a room with a garden view。
B. It has no bathroom.
C. It’s too expensive。
12。 Including tax， how much should the man pay for the room?
A. 80 dollars。 B. 88 dollars. C. 96 dollars.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13。 How does the woman mainly kill time？
A。 By watching TV。 B。 By surfing online。 C。 By taking a walk.
14。 What doesn’t the woman like？
A。 The square。 B。 The parks. C。 The city.
15. What does the man think is important？
A。 Employment. B. Entertainment. C. Peace and quiet。
16. What do the man and the woman disagree on?
A. Whether the city needs a symbol.
B. Whether the amusement park should be built.
C。 Whether the square is a good place for a walk.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What can we learn about the At—Bristol Museum?
A。 It features a 4D film show.
B. It has over 300 hands—on exhibits and live shows.
C。 There are no dining rooms in the museum.
18. Which museum won The Guardian’s Family Friendly Museum award in 2005？
A. The At-Bristol Museum. B. Dickens World。 C。 The Pitt Rivers Museum。
19。 What can visitors do at Dickens World?
A。 Create their own TV show。
B. Travel on the Great Expectations Boat Ride。
C。 Read books in the gift shop。
20。 When does the Pitt Rivers Museum hold art activities？
A. Every day. B. At weekends. C。 In the national holidays。

听力测试结束,请将你选择的答案转涂到答题卡上
第二部分　词汇知识运用 (共二节， 满分30分)
第一节　多项选择（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分）
　　从Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ,Ｄ四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.After further studying those fossils, Dubosis， a Swiss scientist， announced with _______that so—called “Java Man” was merely an extinct monkey。
A. courage B. certainty C. anxiety D。 relief
22. The two newspapers have offered_______views as to the same issue, which indicates they take different stands.
A. contradictory B。 ridiculous C. controversial D。 typical
23.Nowadays， more and more teachers are_______rewarding their students for their good behavior。
A. contributing B. performing C。 advocating D。 requiring
24.They_______the trucks with boxes of food and sent the goods to the disaster areas in Sichuan province.
A。 supplied B。 provided C. loaded D。 unloaded
25.—I seldom agree with my manager’s words.
—In order to succeed here， you should overcome your_______against your manager.
A. preference B。 comprehension C. appeal D. prejudice
26。 I hope I can also________to you something of my pleasure in American literature。
A。 carry B。 convey C。 fetch D。 transport
27. Don’t play computer games any longer； you must_______what is important for your future development.
A. depend on B。 concentrate on C。 base on D. take on
28。 Chen Ming didn’t even_______his paper before he handed in it, so there were many mistakes in his paper.
A. glance through B。 look up C. watch over D。 come across
29。In my opinion, Mr Reed knew_______nothing about the meeting. Otherwise， he would have attended it on time.
A。 automatically B。 eventually C. actually D. absolutely
30.Women's earnings are well below men's_______educational differences that are decreasing between the two sexes。
A。 in spite of B. in case of C。 in favor of D. in terms of
第二节 完形填空(20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
　　阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
On a cold morning， I heard someone trying to get his car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes， I realized he needed a 31 , so I got dressed, went 32 ， and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, 33 very cold， I walked back to my apartment, 34 seeing the driver.
Months 35 , I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me 36 on paying for the beer I was 37 ！ I refused repeatedly。 When I 38 the cashier, she told me my beer was already 39 and she couldn't take my money。
While I was walking back home from the store， the 40 guy was 50 feet in front of me all the way! It 41 he was my neighbor, living in the apartment just after mine!
As we 42 the stairs of our separate apartment buildings， I 43 ， “Thanks for the beer！” He replied， “ 44 . Thanks for helping me push my car that time!”
I didn’t 45 him and told him it wasn’t me. He said, “Oh! OK。 Well， still 。.. enjoy!”
A few days later, I 46 him getting into his car and I realized 47 he was and that it actually had been me who 48 him that day!
Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought the 49 for the right guy！
It feels nice to help, and when you put 50 into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
31. A。 gas B. push C. bond D。 link
32. A。 upward B。 downstairs C。 backward D. outside
33。 A。 feeling B。 looking。 C。 proving D. tasting
34. A。 unless B。 until C。 without D。 by
35。 A。 ago B。 later C。 before D。 away
36. A。 insisted B。 depended C. reflected D。 held
37。 A. buying B. drinking C。 delivering D. gaining
38。 A。 offered B. questioned C. reached D. left
39。 A。 turned down B。 checked out C. set aside D. paid for
40。 A. happy B。 same C. positive D. severe
41. A。 found out B。 turned out C. carried out D。 worked out
42。 A. walked up B。 settled down C. dried up D. turned around
43. A。 announced B。 shouted C。 declared D. argued
44. A. No way B. No wonder C. Not at all D。 No doubt
45。 A。 expect B。 remember C。 mind D. appreciate
46. A. saw B。 heard C. observed D。 sensed
47。 A。 what B。 where C. who D. how
48. A。 hurt B。 paid C。 rewarded D. helped
49. A. water B. car C. beer D。 food
50。 A。 good B. quality C. benefit D. energy
第三部分　阅读理解(共 20 小题;每小题 2分，满分40分）
　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中， 选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
A
Mary Cassette is one of the first great female American painters. She followed her dreams and became an artist。 She was born on May 22， 1844， and lived in Europe for several years as a child。
Her family returned to the United States and at the age of 16, Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts。 Four years later she decided she couldn’t learn any more in Philadelphia, so her parents sent her back to Europe。 There she studied the techniques of the masters in Rome, Seville， Antwerp, and Paris.
Mary received the chance of a lifetime in 1877 when the famous French painter, Edgar Degas, asked her to join a group of painters that included now—famous artists like Monet and Renoir。 Their style of painting is called Impressionism。 They used primary colors and short brush strokes （笔画) in their works。 They recognized Mary’s powerful talent and invited her to exhibit in the Impressionist art shows.
Mary painted what she saw: gardens, and portraits， especially of mothers and children in everyday life。 One of her paintings， “Young Mother and Two Children"， was donated (捐赠) to the White House in 1954 where it hangs today.
Mary never married and， in 1877， her parents and sister moved to Europe to join her. Mary devoted much of her time to them for the next 18 years。 Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue. She died in 1926 at the age of 82。
51. We know from the passage that Mary Cassette _____ 。
A. didn’t like painting in her childhood
B。 painted things she saw in everyday life
C。 learned from a lot of famous artists in the US
D. led a poor life throughout her life
52. Mary Cassette went back to Europe when she was 20 because _____ 。
A。 she didn’t like America
B。 American people didn’t like her works
C。 she wanted to learn more about art
D。 she didn’t like the teachers in her university
53。 Mary Cassette stopped painting because _____ .
A. she lost interest in painting
B. she took a new interest in writing
C。 her eyesight became too poor to continue
D。 her parents encouraged her to travel abroad
54. What style of paintings influenced Mary Cassette most?
A. Realism
B。 Impressionism
C. Abstract
D。 Expressionism
B
It is early morning in northern Gaza。 The streets are filled with children on their way to school。 Most carry backpacks almost as big as themselves。 All are dressed in clean and tidy uniforms. It is quite an incongruous sight as they walk past piles of destroyed buildings from Israel’s military operation earlier this year。
In the Elyen family home, nine-year—old Huda is nervous。 Her mother is still preparing sandwiches. Huda is worried she will be late for school.
As bags are packed and hair curled， there is not much wriggle (身体扭动) room for the three school—aged children here. The Elyens live in a weak, one-bedroom shelter.
Their house was destroyed and one of their cousins killed in an Israeli airstrike in January. Amer， their father， is worried about the winter。 He tells me he cannot afford a proper roof。
He has been out of work for three years， ever since Israel forced heavy restrictions （限制） on border crossings into the Gaza Strip (加沙地带)， damaging the already weak local economy。
Amer says he hopes his children will finish their schooling， regardless of poverty or violence.
He had to leave school as a young boy to help support his brothers and sisters。 He firmly believes that education can open doors to a better life。
But many of Gaza’s schoolchildren are less optimistic。 They know that no matter how educated they are, opportunities are scarce。 Unemployment is unavoidable.
Escaping Gaza for a better life elsewhere is almost impossible, as neighboring Israel and Egypt keep their crossings with Gaza pretty much sealed shut。
Schooling is also repeatedly interrupted by conflict. This is sometimes due to violence but mainly because of military action by Israel。 Israel says this is in response to rocket by Gaza militants (激进分子）, aimed at Israeli citizens.
55。 The underlined word “incongruous” in the first paragraph probably means__________。
A. not famous
B. not familiar
C。 not beautiful
D. lacking in harmony
56。 From the passage， we can infer the following EXCEPT__________..
A。 Elyen’s family is very poor.
B。 there are five people in Elyen's family in total
C。 it is very difficult to find a job in northern Gaza
D. people in Gaza can make a living by escaping Gaza
57. According to the passage, which of the following about Amer is true?
A. He supports his children to go to school.
B。 He will manage to get a proper roof。
C。 He had a good education when he was young。
D. He thinks that education is of little importance。
58. The main idea of the passage should be (that) __________.
A。 the present situation in Gaza
B。 the children in Gaza are hungry for learning
C。 the life of people in Gaza
D. the poor children in Gaza
C
A lot of us lose life’s battles by starting a frontal （正面的） attack when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of Sam， who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum （最后通牒） about being late. Although there was a good reason for Sam’s being late-serious illness at home—he decided that the by—now—familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer. His boss was probably preparing a dismissal (解雇） speech。
Yes， the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35。 The place was as quiet as a locker room。 Everyone was hard at work. Sam’s boss came up to him。 Suddenly， Sam forced a smile and stretched out his hand。 “How do you do!” he said, “I’m Sam Maynard。 I’m applying for a job， which， I understand， became available just 35 minutes ago。 Does the early bird get the worm？”
The room exploded in laughter。 The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win a laugh。
Humor is a very effective means of handling the difficult situations in our life. It can be used for apologizing, saying “no”, getting someone to do what you want. For some jobs， it’s the only tool that can succeed。 It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogues may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians (喜剧演员） on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other public places。
59. Why was Sam late for his job？
A. Because he didn’t like the job.
B。 Because he got up late.
C。 Because he was caught in a traffic jam。
D. Because he was busy applying for a new job.
60. The underlined phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “ "。
A。 tried to hold back
B. tried to set aside
C. focused on
D. gave out
61。 Which of the following can we infer from the text?
A。 People lose only battles because of lacking a sense of humor。
B. It wasn’t the first time that Sam had been late for his work。
C。 Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8：30.
D。 Humor is the most effective way to solve problems。
62. The main idea of this text is__________。
A. Sam saved his job with humor
B. humor is important in our life
C. the early bird gets the worm
D. humor can solve racial problems
D
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